Coronavirus (2021) thread

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Millwallawayveteran1988 said:
I’m surprised they aren’t being a bit more flexible on School dates to be honest. Easter weekend is 2 April to 5th April. Would it not make more sense to bring the 2 week Easter holiday forward so that the weekend is at the end rather than the start meaning kids go back on the 6th instead of the 19th April.
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Do what they want with the dates kids won’t be back in April.
 
paulchapo said:
I was at Altrincham crematorium on Wednesday for the funeral of a neighbour and it was like a conveyor belt. I was there about an hour, maybe slightly longer and there was three at least in that time. As one lot of mourners was leaving the exit the next hearse was coming around the corner to the entrance.
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That’s always been like that.
At my dad’s crem service ten years ago the eulogy was cut short by the officiating hitler because the allotted time was up.
There was a queue outside.
 
Scotland data update:

70 deaths - was 71 last week

1155 cases - was 1480 last week

337 Greater Glasgow, 207 Lanarkshire, 147 Lothian

5.8% positive - was 6.9% last week

Patients 1958 (down 25) - was 2053 last week

Ventilator icu 144 (up 2) - was 161 last week
 
We got a letter first then soon after a phone call telling us everything where it would be, parking, wheelchair access and with a choice of time.

it was well organised even a police road closure diverting people into the vaccine centre
 
Scotland vaccination update:

Total first doses by 8 am today 515, 855

53, 763 yesterday

This is a two day total as there were data issues so no number reported yesterday.

24. 192 were given on Tuesday
 
Healdplace said:
Appears to depend a lot on luck and location. More than a few already have.

And if priorities change with slower delivery of vaccines as seems imminent as some are lobbying to do once they get to all those 70 and over.

As I understand it if you have underlying issues you are in the next group immediately after the 65 to 70s. If not then the one after that.

I am in 65 to 70 and not expecting a call until around mid February. But you just never know given the reports. And, of course, if in the North West that may be altered because one third of our supply is being diverted down south from Monday.
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Vaccination numbers well down on last week so far this week. I am currently predicting 14th February for my 69 year old wife. I had my first dose of AZ vaccine on the 23rd January, I am 75 in April
 
PGTips said:
The wife and I had the AZ vaccine yesterday afternoon at the Etihad. Both feel awful today, woke up with aching bones and zero energy. My parents also had the jab yesterday and are totally fine today!

The set up at the tennis centre is fantastic!
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I got called out on here when I suggested this a few weeks ago, you can drive up and get done, at the moment you have to get out but before long I reckon it will be like a drive through, especially if the person driving isn’t having it, just the passenger.
 
Gray said:
Vaccination numbers well down on last week so far this week. I am currently predicting 14th February for my 69 year old wife. I had my first dose of AZ vaccine on the 23rd January, I am 75 in April
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It is easier to predict the lottery numbers right now. I gave up guessing and as I wrote yesterday will not call and ask my GP unless I hear nothing by mid February. By which I would have expected to do. No point in pestering them at such a busy time. But no point in just waiting as it seems sometimes you do get it by calling. So I am going for a balance between not being a nuisance and not just trusting the system to work.
 
More great news: J&J announce positive results on the single shot arm of their trial

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Authorized by U.S. FDA For Emergency Use - First Single-Shot Vaccine in Fight Against Global Pandemic

Data demonstrated protection against COVID-19 related hospitalization and death, across countries with different variants Available on not-for-profit basis for emergency pandemic use Shipping vaccine immediately, delivering more than 20 million doses to U.S. in March, 100 million doses in first…
www.jnj.com

Sounds broadly similar to AZ results to me.
 
Len Rum said:
It means that no one in the trials developed serious covid symptoms or required hospitalisation in the vaccine group.
So the question is how many people got serious symptoms or required hospitalisation in the placebo ( no vaccine group).
Thanks for your comment will try to establish the facts.
PS So I guess the question is what does efficacy mean?
Is it a reduction in your chances of catching it, or your chances of being hospitalised or ( in worse case) dying?
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Thanks for your response Len,

Yes so that's the question, what is the definition of efficacy.

The way i see it is if no one ends up in hospital then that is remarkably good and this must mean your chances of dying from it once you have had the vaccine is virtually zero?
 
Scotland data: 3 wks v 2 wks v last wk v Today

deaths / cases / % positivity / patients / ventilated


93 d / 2309 c / 8.1% / 1530 p / 102 v

61 d / 2160 c /7.5% / 1860 p / 141 v (16, 633 first dose vaccinations)

71 d / 1480 c /6.9%/ 2053 p / 161 v (23, 583 first dose vaccinations)

70 d / 1155c /5.8% / 1958 p / 144 v Today (53, 263 - first dose vaccinations - two day total)

This looks a very promising track suggesting a plateau last week and now falling.

Similar to what appears to have occurred in England.
 
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